We stop at the Cooks Corner Cafe...
We were here by 9:30 and enjoyed breakfast.... Then as the time slipped away, we all gathered in the street and went on a group ride up thru the country side about 50 miles farther to the North...
We were lost a couple of times, and finally took about a mile of gravel that was looser than I really like to ride in, but we got there....
There was King City, Mo... Where many of the farms have wind generators on their property...
There was a visitors center with long wind turbine blades in the driveway where you could get right up close to them.
From there a group of the riders went out on a personal farm to look at the four generators that were installed there.... It was a couple of miles of gravel each way, so Al and I opted not to take that part of the tour... They even rode out into the soft dirt field, but that is beyond my riding skills...
From there the remaining riders went for Fried Chicken and mashed potato dinner.... Al and I were still stuffed from the breakfast, so we opted for the return ride back down the highway...
Of course we stopped in Platt City at the Mc Donalds like we always do on the ride home.. I had a small burger and small fry... That is a lot more friendly to me than the massive plate the other riders were served in King City....
They ate everything in that restaurant, running them completely out of the fried chicken.. I understand that the lady felt bad about it.... But I'm not certain why... They often time eat everything a small town cafe can put out....
We got back home about 4:30 having ridden about 250 miles......
There are numerous pictures taken out on the generator farm and during the day, so go look at the Romeo site for a much better write up of the activities....
Romeo Wind Farm Ride
I was tired just from the ride we took part in, with a lot of it at 70 mph on the interstates... And I never had one driver attempt to run over me all day, which is much better than some days we go out...
Retired Rod
That is a lot of miles to put on your butt. But it sounds like the weather and drivers all cooperated which makes for a really fun ride.
ReplyDeleteThat was some fried chicken dinner that small restaurant put out. Tough to eat that after a big breakfast but I might have given it a try. Glad to hear you didn't get run over by your friends.
ReplyDeleteDearborn is where my family is from. You went past one Uncle's place on the way into town, and were across the street from an Aunt and Uncle while at the restaurant. I grew up walking those streets when visiting my grandparents. This is why I started reading your blog, you write about places that I kind of know.
ReplyDeleteI've eaten at that McD's a lot. My Jeep was stored at the miniwarehouse just up the next exit or so in Tracy. Mom would pick me up at the airport when I would fly in from Honduras and drop me off at my Jeep. She would head north to home, and I would head south to the casinos to unwind and figure out I was back in the US where I actually understood the language again.
Hey that is fun giving a reader a chance to catchup on family and familiar places ....... Your rides are special in more ways than one, Rod !!! Keep hav'in fun !!!
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